The Lost and The Damned

The Horus Heresy Book 9: MechanicumUncle and Faden Cross read the ninth book of the Horus Heresy. We dive into the civil war amongst the Mechanicum. The Tech Priests turn on each other while our hero Dalia makes an Akashic Reader. Uncle and Faden dig deep to find any ledge to hold on to in this book. Hosts: Uncle (he/him)Faden Cross (they/them)Next Month’s book: MechanicumCover art by Garin.Follow Garin here: https://bsky.app/profile/garin.bsky.socialLogo by Faden CrossProduced by Faden CrossOpening theme: "Private Reflection" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Ending Theme: "Sunset at Glengorm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Uncle and Faden Cross read the eighth book of the Horus Heresy. This is our first appearance of both Ultramarines and Space Wolves. The Word Bearers command the largest ship ever made. We get another good one that is full of dudes rocking. Hosts: Uncle (he/him)Faden Cross (they/them)Next Month’s book: MechanicumCover art by Garin.Follow Garin here: https://bsky.app/profile/garin.bsky.socialLogo by Faden CrossProduced by Faden CrossOpening theme: "Private Reflection" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Ending Theme: "Sunset at Glengorm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Uncle and Faden Cross read the seventh book of the Horus Heresy. We are introduced to the secretive Alpha Legion. Perhaps one of the coolest Legions that we have encountered. Legion is a tale of lies, deceit and factional espionage. The most pathetic man we have read yet makes an appearance and we delight in him being really miserable. Hosts: Uncle (he/him)Faden Cross (they/them)Next Month’s book: Battle for the Abyss Cover art by Garin.Follow Garin here: https://bsky.app/profile/garin.bsky.socialLogo by Faden CrossProduced by Faden CrossOpening theme: "Private Reflection" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Ending Theme: "Sunset at Glengorm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Uncle and Faden Cross read the sixth book of the Horus Heresy. We discuss a book unlike the others in the Horus Heresy. This one is an origin story that focuses on a knighthood of young boys as their planet is colonized by the Imperium. Hosts: Uncle (he/him)Faden Cross (they/them)Next Month’s book: LegionCover art by Garin.Follow Garin here: https://bsky.app/profile/garin.bsky.socialLogo by Faden CrossProduced by Faden CrossOpening theme: "Private Reflection" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Ending Theme: "Sunset at Glengorm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Uncle (he/him) and Faden Cross (they/them) read the fifth book of the Horus Heresy. This episode includes discussion on women, male love, treason, human waste, and race in the context of Warhammer’s 31st millennium. How effective is Warhammer as satire? Next Month’s book: Descent of Angels Cover art by Garin.Follow Garin here: https://bsky.app/profile/garin.bsky.socialLogo by Faden CrossProduced by Faden CrossOpening theme: "Private Reflection" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Ending Theme: "Sunset at Glengorm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Uncle (he/him) and Faden Cross (they/them) read the fourth book of the Horus Heresy! This episode includes discussion on the state of women, slavery, prosthetics, and humans in the context of 40k. What is their functional use in the narrative and the pitfalls the authors fall into?Next Month’s book: FulgrimCover art by Garin.Follow Garin here: https://bsky.app/profile/garin.bsky.socialLogo by Faden CrossProduced by Faden CrossOpening theme: "Private Reflection" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Ending Theme: "Sunset at Glengorm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Uncle (he/him) and Faden Cross (they/them) read the third book of the Horus Heresy! The host discusses the nature of state violence, war, and dumb primarch names. They also discuss who’s the best kisser in the series so far. Note: Uncle’s audio is a bit messed up in the last half of the podcast.Next Month’s book: The Flight of The EisensteinCover art by Garin.Follow Garin here: https://bsky.app/profile/garin.bsky.socialLogo by Faden CrossProduced by Faden CrossOpening theme: "Private Reflection" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Ending Theme: "Sunset at Glengorm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Uncle (he/him) and Faden Cross (they/them) get into the second book of the Horus Heresy. The hosts discuss the weird pacing of the book, the joy in characters who are liars, visions, and of course, Warhammer being extremely weird about gender and race. Next Month’s book: Galaxy in FlamesCover art by Garin.Follow Garin here: https://bsky.app/profile/garin.bsky.socialLogo by Faden CrossProduced by Faden CrossOpening theme: "Private Reflection" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Ending Theme: "Sunset at Glengorm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Welcome to the first episode of The Lost and The Damned hosted by Uncle (he/him) and Faden Cross (they/them). Our first project for this podcast is to read through all of the Warhammer 40k books of the Horus Hearsay. The first one, Horus Rising sure is the first book in a long series of them. Join us for this undertaking as Faden learns way more about Warhammer than they ever thought they would. Produced by Faden CrossCover art by Garin.Follow Garin here: https://bsky.app/profile/garin.bsky.socialOpening theme: "Private Reflection" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Ending Theme: "Sunset at Glengorm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/